Following another sloppy 7-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon, A's manager Bob Melvin was asked in his post-game press conference if he was aware that the A's were now the worst defensive team in the Major Leagues...

They played in All-Star games, won MVP and Cy Young awards and set records during their storied careers. They were the best in the game; some were even war heroes. Many wound up inducted into the Hall of Fame and immortalized in bronze in Cooperstown...

Heading into the July 31 trade deadline there was speculation that the A's would be sellers, opening several roster spots for their top prospects to be given an extended look and audition for Major League jobs in 2012...

With the non-waiver trade deadline already past, teams must now place their players on revocable waivers before they may trade their players. This part of the year can become a bit of a chess match for teams in contention...

The trade market is heating up! With less than a week to go before the July 31 trade deadline, trade talks are intensifying between buyers and sellers. The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals are both in the market for relief pitching...

The Oakland Athletics have come to terms with their 2011 first-round draft pick, Sonny Gray, this afternoon on a $1.54 million signing bonus. Gray was 12-3 with a 2.12 ERA in 18 games for Vanderbilt this season...

Drafted by an organization sorely in need of a power threat in the middle of their lineup, Michael Choice has done everything in his power to live up to the hype in his first full professional season...

For the past several seasons there has been a debate amongst fans and those within the game regarding how to shorten the length of the Major League season to keep World Series games from being played into November...

We saw our first major trade of the season this past week with the dealing of Francisco Rodriguez to the Milwaukee Brewers. It shouldn't really have come as any surprise that the first player dealt was an impact reliever...